Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-08
HIS MATCH.

lren (Drphirs hoing an only child was
Inuse'l 10 children , and lastly, he was the
.rosss-st- grained, most miserIy man that
existed. Every one In HiIlswood knew
lim. They knew he had been the means Of
ais wifs's finding an early grave ; and now
be wante,l to break Orphies' heart pretty,
limpIei, brown-eyed Orphies, the pride Of
the village, aud the admiration Of all.
How she came % choose surly, selfish
man like Hector Hunter was a wonder 90
everybody. II was weII-known that blue
eyed, suHny-faeed Charlie Chester stood
ready - lay down his life for her sake, and
that James Singleton had offered himself at
least three times. Either wOuId have bern
coasisIrred good match, and yet IL WAS
quite evident that Hector Hunter was the
man BE- lowell, as she hal been known o.
watch beside him day and night when hr
was iII, and refuse all fool till she was sure
hr vas out % danger.
Yes, Orphies did love him She was en-
zaged % hiEa, too, and that sunny morning
In Jane Was % WiEBess her bridal She
Eas - b.. married In the little church where
she hal b-eu haptizssI, in The pre-~ner of
fh0s4 WL0 hzld known AMI IOverI h-r from a
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We are going 20 have OTThies Frerch T.
= s:epEBosber,' said the Hunter children
pressing up 20 the window which oom
InaDded view Of HilisEood common I'd.
church shes a%fal pretty, but if's
mystery bow she ever came 20 marry farh
err
You know the young folks - well, OR
pbies, that there i no neod Of an infroduc
tion,' said Mr. Hunter, - his young brid
kissed one rosy face after another, and "a
down in his dead wife's rocking chair wit
the youngest on her knee When yOu ar
rested we will 20 over the house and take
look at things then we will have som
dinner. ! dismissed the housekeeper q
day, as knew we should not need her ai
ter YOU came. Her month was up, and a
a penny saved is penny earned, 1 let he
20. Rosa Belle is large enough 20 help yo'
about the house. She Is fifteen, and rs tai
as you are. / guess you'll pull togethe
first rate
Pretty Orphies looked at her stepdaugh
ter questioningly.
4 hope so, she said, quietly. Yes kiss
ing her, 4 am sure we shall.
That kiss won Rosa Belle.
arthur she said 10 her twelve-year-ol,
brother the moment the door closed benin,
her new mother, take heart. L do believ,
there is a change coming. The second Mrs
Hunter is very sweet and smiling, but
shouldn't be surprised if father had foun'
his match. She doesn't say n great deal
but there is n look in her eye which makes
me- feel funny
He'll tame her before long, answered Ar
thur with knowing shake of the head
She'll have to knock under the same rs tn
rest of us. I wonder If he'll let me go on
on the common TO night ? The boys ar
getting up a baseball match. Tom Jone
was here this morning, and made me prom
ise I'd come. The Skinfiints are going 3
pIay against the Ironsides, but I'll bet o.
tho
You needn't bet at all, interrupted Ros
Belle, tying OH her apron and bustling
bout the poorly spread table in the room nd
Joining This is fathers wedding day, am
it isn't at all likely he'll let you 60 of
Come, Kathie, peel thos" potatoes for m'
Then set the chairs up, and tell the folk
dinner is ready. / wish l had somethin
h etter to offer her. she added, looking rue
fully at the platter of fried pork in the Ger
tre nf the table fianked on either side by
dish Of apple-sauce and n hinge loaf
wheat bread.
Il wish we had silver forks and gla'
poblets like Hattie Andrews folks sal
Kathie, hurriedly removing their ugl
brown jackets, and tumbling them into I'll
blue earthen dish which lettie brought frol
the closet.
well, if Mrs. Hunter is rs hungry rs
am. she won't think of anything but h
dinner exclaimed Arthur, bringing I
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